Post-trade
FX data champion outlines transparency push
Stuart Simmons, new head of GFXC working group, wants trading platforms to come clean on how they use client data
European funds face upsurge in settlement risk after T+1
Trade body Efama finds up to 40% of daily FX flows may have to settle outside protection of CLS
Why cyber hack leaves EquiLend down but not out
Users turned to alternative securities lending platforms, but that may not mean lost market share
EquiLend cyber hack exposes trade reporting dependence
Ransomware attack at securities lending platform disrupts regulatory compliance
Post-trade processing via NYFIX matching
A case study underscoring how a global asset management firm successfully addressed post-trade processing challenges by adopting NYFIX Matching from Broadridge.
Europe looks to US for guidance as market braces for T+1
Operations professionals in Europe look across the pond for lessons in managing shorter settlement cycles
Final CDS volumes migrate from Ice Clear Europe
Majority of positions re-established at Ice Clear Credit, as transition overcomes hold-out fears
Core-Payments for business leaders: why real-time access to payment data is key to long‑term business success
Business leaders require easy access to timely, reliable and complete information across post-trade processes. Aside from the usual requirements of senior managers to optimise for risk, revenues and costs, they increasingly need to demonstrate to their…
Mystery clearing member delays ICEU’s CDS transition
But Ice is confident open interest will be close to zero when service shuts down in October
Goldman’s Marquee is a gradual revelation
Multiple apps are being corralled into a sticky cross-asset ecosystem, updated with Python and cloud
Billions in index CDSs remain at ICEU as clearing shutdown looms
Osttra has migrated 77% of index OI, but the rest is mostly held by clients outside its network
T+1 to increase cash drag and funding costs, investors warn
Faster settlement will create cash shortfalls for non-US asset managers
DTCC’s blockchain for CDS trades finds no takers
Clients shun DLT connectivity to centralised swaps database in favour of the cloud
One-fifth of CME clearing members hit by Ion hack
Advisory committee heard CFTC believed it could “play a more direct role” in cyber security practices
An uphill climb to T+1 settlement
The SEC is pushing an aggressive schedule for faster settlement of equities and corporate bonds
Ion in the fire: three banks call in lawyers after hack
Banks are examining service-level agreements for possible breaches
Raising the bar on real-time trade controls with next-gen tech
In an exclusive Risk.net panel session, convened in collaboration with Droit, experts discussed the evolving challenges and opportunities resulting from tighter regulations, and tips for building a future-proof real-time trade control framework
Equities clearing and CCP resilience: protecting post-trade from geopolitical turmoil
Headline-making events in 2022 have driven market volatility with sustained increases in trading and clearing volumes. With market participants under pressure, how do central counterparty (CCP) resilience and innovation in equities clearing provide…
Trends in global credit markets: the rise of credit default swap clearing in a shifting landscape
As macroeconomic and geopolitical turmoil continues, credit market participants are increasingly looking to clearing for its risk management capabilities and post-trade efficiencies. With a major shift in the clearing landscape under way, Michael Amakye,…
The post-trade patch‑up: revamping processes in volatile times
A Risk.net Rapid Read survey report: how efficiency in post-trade services at financial firms influences risk management, and how it is expected to evolve
Growing use of ‘carte blanche’ keeps FCMs ‘awake at night’
Executing brokers want to speed up trade processing, but practice is deemed risky by clearers